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April 2020 in “International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This review summarizes current evidence on how beta-human papillomavirus and Merkel cell polyomavirus may contribute to the development of nonmelanoma and Merkel cell skin carcinomas, respectively, but it reports no new clinical findings.
June 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this case study, a 46-year-old post-transplant woman with poorly controlled diabetes exhibited a rare acquired form of epidermodysplasia verruciformis associated with HPV-49, marked by unique histological findings that distinguishing it from trichodysplasia spinulosa.
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August 2022 in “Viruses” This study found that cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas in mice infected with murine papillomavirus preferentially arise from Lgr5+ progenitor cells, while squamous cell dysplasia does not.
July 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that the E6 gene, but not E7, was responsible for HPV8-induced expansion of keratinocyte stem cells in hair follicle junctional zones in mice.
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June 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that in a transgenic mouse model, β-HPV infection led to increased skin thickness and proliferation of specific keratinocyte stem cells, which may contribute to squamous cell carcinoma development.